no gain

The bells in the Christus church ring for three, first four rings for the hour, then three for the time. Walk along the streets to the parish hall of Saint Pius' church, that is where they plan to take blood. Fill out the form and join  a queue. A friendly person pricks the finge with a device and then says that everything is in order.

Join another queue, and the doctor looks at the form. There was a question on the form as to whether there had been residence in Great Britain between 1980 and 1996. There is no doubt about it.

There is a risk of the spread of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalitis, and such people may not give blood.

OK.

Go back home, there was no harm in trying, nothing to be gained either way.

Walk up and down the Altstadt looking at the advertisements in all the showcases

There is that photographer, and he is really looking for people to join his team. He does the most awful wedding and baby pictures.

Still, a job is a job.